Well the dealer told me i need a new engien case. I decided to see if someone could weld it. I told the dealer that i was going to attempt it, He said well its your bike do what you want. He said it was stupid to do and he would never recomend it to anyone. Not even for a temporary fix. I said well its already broke.. if anything goes wrong its not like it will break.
So i towed it to my friends house.. where it still is now for 100 bucks. The 1st thing i noticed is that one of the bolts that hold the fearing on was stripped.. Im the one who stripped it before I brought it into the shop. I had to cut the screw off to get the rest off. I took off the black cover, waterpump, (not damaged) Im Looking at the engine now. And i cant seem to see the crack in the block.. What i do see is a aliminum cover that bolts onto the engine. The cover that holds the shifter itself in place. That is cracked majorly. So im taking the 5 bolts out of it.. I get to the last bolt when i cant seem to get the wrench into it. The frame is in the way..
My freind tells me that the engine has to move upward. So the bolt is accessable. Well that takes about 3 hours. We remove each of the engine mounts, place a floor jack under the oil drain. and remove the last of the bolts.. start to let the jack up. Up the engine goes. we manage (somehow) to get that piece off of the block. Its that little god dam cover that the shifter goes into. Which is being Tig welded tommrow. I dont understand why or how the dealership told me that i need a new engine.. Well if you ever find out. See what Columbia Motorsports has to say about it. Becasue i dont think i will be returning there for any kind of service work anytime soon. And i dont recomend any service work to be done there by any of you. Allthough the sales and parts are top notch, the dealership falls behind by not taking care of their coustomers.
Ill try and write some more clear tommrow.. Its 1am and im dead tired.
thanks
Kris
Oh btw.. i just saved $3800 by doing it myself.. 100 for the tow and 100 for the guy that helpoed me weld and take apart the bike
So i towed it to my friends house.. where it still is now for 100 bucks. The 1st thing i noticed is that one of the bolts that hold the fearing on was stripped.. Im the one who stripped it before I brought it into the shop. I had to cut the screw off to get the rest off. I took off the black cover, waterpump, (not damaged) Im Looking at the engine now. And i cant seem to see the crack in the block.. What i do see is a aliminum cover that bolts onto the engine. The cover that holds the shifter itself in place. That is cracked majorly. So im taking the 5 bolts out of it.. I get to the last bolt when i cant seem to get the wrench into it. The frame is in the way..
Ill try and write some more clear tommrow.. Its 1am and im dead tired.
thanks
Kris
Oh btw.. i just saved $3800 by doing it myself.. 100 for the tow and 100 for the guy that helpoed me weld and take apart the bike
